San Francisco 49ers fans know the story behind former owner, and soon-to-be Hall of Famer, Eddie DeBartolo Jr. and the legal troubles which forced him to sell the team to his sister Denise DeBartolo York just ahead of the 2000 season.
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And almost nothing has been the same since.
Prior to that transaction, the Niners were one of the premier teams in all of professional sports. They had won five Super Bowls — a then-NFL record. San Francisco had boasted a plethora of Hall of Fame players, records and storybook moments.